The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-21
ASSES MILK DIET.
The ylrtues OF Curative System Which Il
Not ApFfrda cfted in This Country.

The Yirtues OF q Curative System Which Il
Not Approached in This Country.
In France, Where the authorities do
so much for the projection of the peo-
pie at large. by their watchful care to
prevent accidents to the work-peopie,
and their extensive provision for the
protection and maintenance of homes
leg children and those of miserable
parentage. the administration of the
hospitals and other public instit,ttfons
are constantly experimenting in the
treatment of their inmates. Quite re-
Gently the administration of the Assist
ance PLblique, in Paris. has decided to
employ asses milk at the Hospital des
snfants Assistes. For awhile the adj
niliiistfation substituted goats milk
for human tfiilk; bat the in
faIits did not thrive upon
its The administration has now
provided ten asses, which are kept in
the stables of the hospital With their
young. Each ass is capable Of ftorirish-
ing three children besiles its own
young for the llrst three months. After
this period it is capable Of noufishing
one child until the ninth month.
The superior soothing and nourish-
ing qualities of asseS milk over that of
the cows crgoats' milk, has long been
known. and many persons who have
suffered with dyspepsia, and after try
ing ntimberfess remedies and been
abroad for Treatment, have returned
with health Restored, the result attrib-
utabIe to Tie use TT asses milk taken
warm from the. uddeE:
The writer has I'M mind a lady who
had suffered All asyrayating form of
dyspepsia, until her digestive organs
had become so impaired that the
simplest diet could not be taken with
Out producing great distress. She had
been under tie care of physicians of
nearly every school Of practice In this
City,, and finally she was taken to
neigii5oriHg city and placed under the
care of a doctor distinguished for his
successful treatment of dysPefs:s' His
system consisted principally in seclud-
ing His patients from their families and
friends and requiring them to remain
il bgd for several Weeks. After some
three months Perfect fest flor even the
reading of books or Newspapers. was
denied her), and the daily application OF
electricity by an assistant OF the dis
tinguished practitioner, and the equally
frequeiit application Of OIL and rubbing
iii process by faithful female attend
ait; the lady. had become so weak it
was with difficulty she could get out OF
her bed. Her food was specially pre-
pared at the chemists, under the
direction of the doctor. but every
Variety she tried distressed her, and
tinalls; is so0;i as little strength had
been restored; She Returned to her
home and resumed tile niilE diet, which,
from long experience, she had found to
produce less distress than any other.
The rest cure. as it is called. was. in
this lady's case, a failure, and what
should be the next experiment
to try was a question: Of serious Discus
sion for some time, and, With many
misgivings as to the result, it WIS de-
cided to try a season abroad, and it was
In France the diet of asses milk was
recommended and tried with the most
beneficial results.
From the observation Of the writer,
We believe that suffering dyspeptics
and delicate children MAY be relieved
of d great deal of misery aid precious
lives saved by the more universal use
of asses milk, the virtues of which
seem to be better understood on the
Continent than by physicians i'll this
country.-Scientifc american.